ERNEST THOMPSON SETON. The Life and Legacy of an Artist and Conservationist. ( signed )
Witt, David L. Foreword by David Attenborough
Language: English
Published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Layton, Utah, 2010
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
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Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.Frey Fine Books
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1st edition, 2010. A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Witt on half title page. 4to., 184 pp., bound in publishers brown cloth with illustrated brown dust jacket, $40.00. Minor signs of shelf wear, text appears unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. A lovely book full of Seton's charming illustrations. Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson; August 14, 1860 October 23, 1946) was a Canadian and American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910.
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- Title
- ERNEST THOMPSON SETON. The Life and Legacy of an Artist and Conservationist. ( signed )
- Author
- Witt, David L. Foreword by David Attenborough
- Publisher
- Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Layton, Utah
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1423603915
- ISBN 13
- 9781423603917
- Illustrator
- Ernest Thompson Seton
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Art, Biography & Autobiography
This is the intriguing story of one of the world’s first conservationists, who served as the inspiration behind the Boy Scouts of America and dedicated his life to preserving nature and promoting outdoor youth education. Celebrated in text and visuals, Ernest Thompson Seton features more than 100 of Seton’s paintings and illustrations and will serve as the catalog for an exhibition (which opened May 23, 2010) on Seton at the New Mexico History Museum, which sees more than 100,000 visitors annually.
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"[Seton] had a huge effect on the way people thought about the natural world in North America." -David Attenborough
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